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Experimental music doesn't
have to be unapproachable to a conventional (or even unconventional)
listener. This idea sums up in part much of the background philosophy
to performance and recording for Robert Furtkamp. Instead of evangelizing
to the converted masses of the noise and alternative music scene, the
music strives to both push boundaries and remain approachable, focusing
on the total experience rather than just on one aspect or attempting
to shock the audience.

A live staple of the Chicago
no-wave music scene in the early to mid 1990s now residing in scenic
Idaho, Robert Furtkamp is an experimental, avante-garde improvisational
musician focusing on the creation of ambient soundscapes and compositions
which echo the diverse noise inherent in modern life. A top-ranked Alternative/Post
Rock artist and early Internet music adopter, Robert Furtkamp was a regular on the mp3.com charts with numerous Top 20 hits both on
the national and Idaho charts. With songs including the smash #1, "artemis
in lime" that dominated the chart in summer 2000, Robert Furtkamp has been featured in print and online publications as well as featured
in live radio broadcasts and interviews.

Using a wide range of electric
guitars, basses, and sound generators, Robert Furtkamp creates living,
breathing artifacts which speak directly to the human psyche. Whether
it's using conventional song structure and music theory, or stepping
totally outside of the norm, Robert Furtkamp does what's necessary
for the song, live or in the studio. Studio guests or live accompanists
are partners in the creative process, rather than subordinates, assisting
and leading the process through which the vision of any particular piece
can be approached.

Instead of relying on complex
automated procedures to produce his music, Robert Furtkamp chooses
to use instruments, effects, and amplification which highlight the organic,
human nature of the music, even amidst mechanical repetition and chaos.
The music is more alive, responsive, and full of emotional depth than
it would be using automatic synthesizers or other devices, allowing
for a specially human connection even when exploring the most alien
of ideas

This is living proof that anyone with twenty minutes and a keyboard can make themselves sound amazing. Don't you agree?

Copyright 1992-2010, Robert Furtkamp. All tracks free to download, email rfurtkamp AT gmail.com for redistribution, video or other use, et cetera. All rights reserved. You're reading legalese. Yay you. No warranty expressed or implied, nor is there any written permission of Major League anything.